NOAM ELIMELECH

Torah Lite: An informal study of the Torah each Friday at 11:30 AM – Get ready for Shabbat in an uplifting way.  Click here for some background information on our commentary, Sefer Noam Elimelech.

 

JEWISH ETHICS

How do you make Jewish decisions?  Every serious Reform Jew confronts this question quite often.
Rabbi Stanway is delighted to offer the course: Living Ethics – An Investigation of Reform Halacha through Case Studies.
This is a six session course, with each session lasting about an hour to an hour and a half.  It is free for members of Beth Miriam and non-members are asked to make a $36 donation to the temple.
These six lessons written take learners through the process of how Reform Jewish halachah evolves. Learners study particular cases of responsa (modern questions to and answers from the CCAR Responsa Committee), addressing issues from nuclear war to abortion to plastic surgery. This unit will prepare adult learners to continue their study of Reform responsa in an ongoing study group.

 Updated Dates: February 12, March 11, March 25

 

JEWISH THEOLOGY

Join us each Wednesday for Theology class at 10 am during the regular school year.  It is free and a lot of fun.  This year, we will continue our study of “Conscience: The Duty to Obey and  Disobey.”  Everyone is welcome.  Check the temple calendarfor dates and times.  CLASS WILL RESUME ON OCTOBER 5 AT 10 AM

Conscience: The Duty to Obey and Disobey – available at Amazon.com at this link.

SCROLL OF ANTIOCHUS AS DISCUSSED IN CLASS

 

WOMEN’S TORAH STUDY

Join us for lively, thought-provoking discussions on The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, which was just published in 2008.  The Torah: A Women’s Commentary was written by women rabbis, cantors, scholars, teachers and poets.  Their insights offer new ways of thinking about the Torah and what it means to be a Jewish woman.  For more information, please contact Annie Raulerson by email (savannie@hotmail.com) or phone (732-531-4227). 

 

TALMUD STUDY

Join us each Sunday morning when there is Religious School for ongoing Talmud study. This class has been meeting consistently for 13 full years and is loads of fun. Discussions are lively, bagels are delicious and coffee is always hot. There is no charge, you need not be a member of the temple, everyone is welcome. Class meets at 8 am on the Sundays there is religious school (yes, 8 am). Check the calendar for details.

Our present masechet is Tractate Baba Kamma volume 1 which can be found at this link for ordering.